On the molecular phylogeny of sponges (Porifera)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1668, 2007, Pages 107-126

  Erpenbeck, Dirk ^a,b   Wörheide, Gert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcarea; Demospongiae; Hexactinellida; Molecular phylogeny; Porifera; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CALCAREA; DEMOSPONGIAE; HEXACTINELLIDA; PORIFERA;

EID: 38349149515     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.10     Document Type: Review

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